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Plans for US military base in Poland
January 5, 2004 (by
Lieven Dewitte) -
US vice-minister of defense, Douglas Feith, arrived in Poland on December 8th. His visit started unofficial negotiations concerning opening a US military base in Kshesin, nearby Poznañ (West Poland).
Unofficial information claims that Kshesin can receive one US group of 16 battle machines from Germany and military unit servicing F-16 Fighting Falcons.
An extract from the local newspaper: "Feith's visit has proved that the United States was stepping up discussions with key European allies about the overhaul of US global military deployments. Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of US defense, who passed on that new during the last NATO debate, informed of US state representatives' visits in countries chosen by the US and subsequent arduous negotiations. Anyway, Feith highlighted that the first decisions on possible movement of American military bases to Poland will not be finalized in close future. Negotiations of conditions can last even couple of years. According to general Slawomir Petlicki, founder of GROM (special commando unit), the decision about setting up the US military base in Poland has been already made by the Americans."
Prime Minister Leszek Miller said in an interview that "Poland is ready to allow US bases on its territory if such a request was made".
The airfield in Kshesin was modernized, and the base now fulfils all NATO standards.
An extract from the local newspaper: "Feith's visit has proved that the United States was stepping up discussions with key European allies about the overhaul of US global military deployments. Donald Rumsfeld, the secretary of US defense, who passed on that new during the last NATO debate, informed of US state representatives' visits in countries chosen by the US and subsequent arduous negotiations. Anyway, Feith highlighted that the first decisions on possible movement of American military bases to Poland will not be finalized in close future. Negotiations of conditions can last even couple of years. According to general Slawomir Petlicki, founder of GROM (special commando unit), the decision about setting up the US military base in Poland has been already made by the Americans."
Prime Minister Leszek Miller said in an interview that "Poland is ready to allow US bases on its territory if such a request was made".
The airfield in Kshesin was modernized, and the base now fulfils all NATO standards.
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